diff --git a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/core/repositories-tab/repositories-tab.component.ts b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/core/repositories-tab/repositories-tab.component.ts
index 06a6afb..c98d9ae 100644
--- a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/core/repositories-tab/repositories-tab.component.ts
+++ b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/core/repositories-tab/repositories-tab.component.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ export class RepositoriesTabComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
             await this.runRepositoryStartupTasks(dialogContext);
             dialogContext.message.next("Restoring previous tabs...");
             await this.repoService.loadRepositories();
-            await this.stateService.loadState();
             dialogContext.dialog.close(true);
         } catch (err: any) {
             this.errorBroker.showError(err);
diff --git a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/sidebar/file-search/file-search.component.ts b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/sidebar/file-search/file-search.component.ts
index 4188f5e..48ee968 100644
--- a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/sidebar/file-search/file-search.component.ts
+++ b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/sidebar/file-search/file-search.component.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ export class FileSearchComponent implements AfterViewChecked, OnInit {
         });
         this.state.sortKeys.subscribe(s => this.sortExpression = s);
         this.applyStatusFromFilters();
-        await this.searchForFiles();
         this.needsScroll = true;
         this.assignDisplayedFilters();
     }